UGA Football: Georgia vs Texas Game Review – Aggressive Bulldogs Surge Past No. 10 Texas, 35-10

ATHENS, Ga. — The fifth-ranked Georgia played to win again and again against No. 10 Texas on Saturday night at Sanford Stadium. The Bulldogs were aggressive on fourth down, even in their territory, and they even tried and converted a surprise onside kick after scoring early in the fourth quarter. The aggression paid off in a 35-10 win in front of a sellout crowd of 93,033 on hand for the top-10 matchup.

Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton tied a career-high with four touchdown passes, wide receiver Noah Thomas caught two of them, and the Bulldog offense started and finished strong. There were lulls in the middle when both defenses got a lot of stops, but Georgia (9-1, 7-1 SEC) eventually surged past the Longhorns (7-3, 4-2) with aggression and creativity.

The Bulldogs scored touchdowns on their first two drives to go ahead 14-3, and then finished strong with three more in the fourth quarter. Stockton, who also ran for a touchdown, finished 24 of 29 passing for 229 yards, and Georgia out-gained Texas 357-274. Texas quarterback Arch Manning was held to 251 yards, with a touchdown and an interception, on 27-for-43 passing; he was also sacked three times. Georgia’s defense held Texas to 23 yards rushing on 17 attempts. Linebacker Chris Cole led the defense with seven tackles, including one of the Bulldogs’ seven tackles for loss.

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UGA Football: Georgia vs Texas Postgame Notes

Winning The Big Games At Home
With tonight’s 35-10 win, the fifth-ranked Bulldogs (9-1, 7-1 SEC) are now 9-0 against top 10 ranked opponents Between the Hedges under Kirby Smart. Also, Georgia is now 55-5 at home in the Smart era. The Bulldogs are 40-3 in their past 43 SEC regular season games. Georgia has evened the series with Texas at 4-4 as it dates to 1949. The Bulldogs have won the past three meetings versus UT.

Georgia finishes the SEC gauntlet with a 7-1 mark with two non-conference games remaining in the regular season.

Georgia fell behind early in seven of its eight SEC games this year and went 6-1 in those contests. The win over UK was the lone one to lead wire-to-wire.

Review Of the Offense
Georgia beat No. 10 Texas 35-10 behind 357 yards of offense (128-rushing, 229-passing) including a 21-point 4th quarter.

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